Sunday, July 11, 2010

Make-Do Monday : July 12 - New Notebook Cover

At Make-Do Mondays we discuss how we’re simplifying, downsizing, repurposing, buying used, and using what we’ve got.

It’s a carnival celebrating creative problem-solving, contentment, patience and ingenuity. To participate, share your own make-do solution in the comments or write up a Make-Do Mondays post at your blog, then return here to link via Linky Tools (aka MckLinky). Enjoy others’ ideas by clicking on their link in the Linky list.

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Remember this notebook Make-Do? It worked for a long time and then the duct tape started to get ratty and sticky.

Well.... It was getting too yucky for even a photo! So I decided to make a quick no-sew make-do cover.

Using the hot glue gun was fun, it had been a while since I had used it. But I did not have my favorite gun, my favorite is a low temp melter, one I used to make this cover was a regular high temp melter. My fingers got hot, too hot once too many times during this project. In fact one of my puppies/fingers got a nice white blister. So after putting my Vitamin E oil on it, the burn is just fine.

So................ Here is what I came up with:

I covered my notebook with old levi material. Rugged, durable, soft and jeannie. This is certainly not perfect, but for a few minutes of my time and hot fingers it made my sticky fronted notebook not sticky and the best part is the pockets, both front and back. No more loosing pens!!!!

Here are the two pieces of back pockets from a pair of Hubby's old jeans. I cut them about an inch larger than the cover on my notebook.

Then I folded the edge under and hot glued it. (The edge that will be next to the binding.)

Then I glued the pocket to the book cover along the folded under portion and then around the other 3 edges.

Then I folded each side over the cover to the backside and glued them down. Taking care to make the corners as nice as I could, but still doing a quick job. You can see that it is not perfect, but it is done.

If I ever get to the point to finish it, I will put a nicely hemmed square over the rough edges on the inside cover. But I don't really think I will ever get to that point.

Now I have a pocket to keep my pen safe and sound and always available in my notebook. I can also put my cell phone, I-Pod, papers, shopping lists, etc in them to keep them close. This really works for me!

I will have a 'retreat home' to share w/ my family- siblings, friends, etc.

I will have an organized complete food storage for all my loved ones

I will attend the Temple at least once a week

I will have enough rooms w/baths to run a "B&B" in the Manti House

I will have someone to clean in the Manti House

I will have someone to cook in the Manti House

I will have a 10,000+ sq ft home - The Manti House

I am going to Alaska in 2012

I am going to Norway in 2015

I do smile every day

I will help Son with his homework and "R's"

I will take a trip to Hawaii in 2009

I will work on editing my Book once a week on ?????

I will make a schedule for each day

I will make dinner every day

I will Blog only 30 mins a day

I call my Parents every day to tell them how grateful I am to them

I do Leadership study 30 mins each day

I do Gospel Study 30 mins each day

I will add 3 people to my contact list each week

Create a Foundation to help Military Families who have sacrificed for our Country

Rent a Movie Theater and invite family and friends for a special showing

Books I Have Read

Lizzie Bright and the Buckminsters Boy

Bourne Identity

Attitude is Everything

Twilight

Personality Plus

Love & Respect

How to Win Friends and Influence People

How to Have Confidence and Power in Dealing with Peolpe

How I Raised Myself From Failure to Success in Selling

Leading the Consumer Rebellion

The Cashflow Quadrant

The Business School

The Twelve Pillars

Harry Potter 1, 2, 3

Success & Happiness

Indigo Children

Leading Leaders to Leadership

Positive Impact

The City of Ember

The People of Sparks

The Magic of Thinking Big

Things To Do & Ideas to Research

Budget play money

Clothesline

Coconut Jelly

Family Cloths

Scrapbooking

Things to Ponder

Neal A Maxwell said the following words to give us comfort:

"The Lord knows our bearing capacity, both as to coping and to comprehending, and He will not give us more to bear than we can manage at the moment, though to us it may seem otherwise. Just as no temptations will come to us from which we cannot escape or which we cannot bear, we will not be given more trials than we can sustain."